Vietnamese Tet in Uruguayan newspaper

Uruguay's Grupo R Multimedio newspaper published an article introducing the traditional beauty of Vietnam's Lunar New Year, the most important holiday of the year.

The article with many photos illustrating the beauty of Vietnamese New Year describes Lunar New Year as the most sacred holiday of the year, awaited by all Vietnamese people in Vietnam and around the world . On this occasion, people who work far away all wish to return home to reunite with their families and enjoy the joy of reunion.

Every year, Tet is celebrated on the first days of the first lunar month throughout Vietnam and in every country where Vietnamese people live. During Tet, family members worship their ancestors, gather together, visit relatives, and wish blessings and lucky money to the elderly and children.

The article emphasized that Vietnamese people's Lunar New Year customs are still preserved, bearing their own cultural characteristics, expressing national identity such as the day of worshiping the Kitchen God; wrapping Chung cake and Tet cake; going to the flower market; being the first to enter the house on New Year's Day; going to the pagoda at the beginning of the year; wrestling; throwing balls; swinging and boat racing...

Grupo R Multimedio newspaper emphasized that beautiful customs of Tet have many special meanings, represent cultural traditions and need to be preserved and promoted by future generations, especially in the process of international integration. According to the article, all of these things make up the soul and unique identity of the Vietnamese people.

MINH CHAU